Joshua 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.”
Joshua 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, “Go walk through the land, survey it, and come again to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh.””
Joshua 18:8 — World English Bible
Joshua 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men arose, and went: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah in Shiloh. ”
Joshua 18:8 — American Standard Version
Joshua 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men rise and go; and Joshua commandeth those who are going to describe the land, saying, `Go, and walk up and down through the land, and describe it, and turn back unto me, and here I cast for you a lot before Jehovah in Shiloh.'”
Joshua 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men arose and went away. And Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah in Shiloh. ”
Joshua 18:8 — Darby Translation
Joshua 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the men arose, and went their way: and Ioshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Depart, and goe through the land, and describe it, and returne to me, that I may here cast lottes for you before the Lord in Shiloh.”
Joshua 18:8 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 18:8 in Context — Joshua 18
6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.
8 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.
9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
What Does Joshua 18:8 Mean?
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